St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-06

The stage is becoming the rendevouz for
the scions of decayed American aristocracy.
The impecunous sprigs of ancient respecta-
bilty who are ashamed to beg and think it
degrading to toll, have an idea that the stage
| is the paradise where they can find q happy
medium whore labor and poverty are not adj
mitted.
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This is particularly true of the female rela-
tives of noted people, who rely on the family
name to give them prominence. They learn
after they have taken their position before
the footlghts that the placeis one of arduous
toll and that stage fame is inseparable from
histrione ability. 1t is merit and not family
prestige which is essential to the wearing of
stage laurelS.
MAUD BANKS, the daughter of the ey-
speaker of the house of representatives, is
one of the few young women with family
prestige who is making success in the the
atrical profession. She lnherits her stage
ability. Gen. BANKS, her distinguished father,
fretted his brief hour on the stage in the days
OF his youth, before he was drawn into the
more fascinating vortex of politics, and made
his mark as an actor. Miss MAUD will not
play in any of the large cities until she has
passed her novitiate and feels solid ground
under her feet. Her starring tour is con-
fined TO the small towns in the East.
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Another young lady of family celebrity,
who ought to inherit histrionic talent is EMMA
SHERIDAN, who was in st. Paul during the
present season with RICHARD MANsFIELD'S
"Prince karf' company. Miss SHERIDAN is the
daughter of Gen. GEORGE H. SHERIDAN, the
farp Sxxr;t nd el4
general of the United States army. She is an
ambitious, Woodworking little woman. and
will probably rise to distinction some day.
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NELLIE CALHOUN, the granddaughter of
the great South Carolina nullifier,is now play
ing in London, but does not attract great
deal of attention. Confident that the glamour
of her name would be IL tower of strength in
the South, Manager JOHN Il. FORD, of Balti-
more, took Miss NELLIE on starring tour
through that section several years ago. But
it was there as it is everywhere elsa name
without genuine ability didn't count for any
thing among the play-goers, and the engage
ment was a failure.
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The latest distinguished lady who thinks of
becoming an actress is ETHEL CHASE, the
daughter Of the beautiful KATE CHAS and
the eccentric eX-Gov. SPRAGUE, of Rhode
Island. Miss ETHEL is reported to have all of
her mothers beauty, as we'll as her proud
spirit. Her friends oppose the idea of her
becoming public performer, but she is stage
struck and insists on having her way. She
says the stage is the surest and shortest way
to fortune for woman.
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The wife of JAMES G. BLAINE, Jr, Miss
NEv1NS, was about to adopt the stage as a
member of Madame MoDJEsKA's company
when Cupids shaft cooled her ardor for
Thespia. Gen. BUFFERS eldest daughter,
who married ex-Gov. AMES, of Mississippi,
was also about to go upon the boards, when
she was diverted from following her inten-
tons by the fascination of the glittering uni
form of the handsome young brigadier-gen-
eral. Her mother was an actress when she
was married to Gen. BUTLER.
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Did you ever observe it? When man
makes humble beginning and rises to wealth
and distinction he is pointed out by his fellow
men as Il model of a self-made man. If a
woman commences life as a chamoermaid Or
in any other position in the humber walks of
life and afterwards rises in the world the rest
of womankind never forgives her. Why is it
so9 auSWCAS SOllCllcu
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Manager TILLOTsON-Yes, am going to
get PATTI to sing "Evangeline'' next season,
and SCALCHI will take the part of Gabriel.
You see, something will have to be done to
rescue these two great artists from the peril
of their downward career. This year they are
singing in Kinks. Next year it will be in dime
museums. And If I don't get them into my
"Evangeline" company they will be gone.
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ANNA EVA Fay, the pretty little spiritual
istic humbug, who has gained notoriety on
two continents, says that Boston and New
York always treat her in royal style, and
that it is only in provincial towns she is
roasted by the newspapers. Miss FAY will
exhibit in Chicago this week, where she will
get the biggest roasting of her life.
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The Old Settler-Minneapolis favortism is
still divided between PATTI and PATSY. The
people who created the uproar at the PATTI
concert Wednesday night thought there was
going to be a scrap between PATTI and
SCALCHI. They only wanted to get in to see
fair play.
The governor of Sonora is determined that
the United States shall not pick quarrel with
Mexico. He is making extraordinary efforts
to make amends for the outrage perpetratcd
by his soldiers. The governor of Sonora
knows which side of MeXico's bread is but
tered.
Speaker MERRIAM did not have brilliant
official career, yet il is one that does credit to
him. He retained the respect of the body
over which he presided, and in quiet way
welded an influence that was particularly
| beneficial to his st. Paul constituency.
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There never was legislature more barren
of leaders than the one that has Just ad-
journed. With the exception of DoNNELLY,
ROGERS and MERRIAM there was no capable
leadership in the popular branch of the legis-
lature. MERRIAM'S position as speaker he
prived him from taking q prominent part on
the floor ROGERS being lawyer, was looked
upon with suspicion by the granger element,
and unfounded prejudice against DoNNELLY
deprived him of welding the influence his
abilities entitled him to.
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There is q great light going out HENRY
WARD BEECHER is dying. Mr.. BBECHER has
his enemies, and there are people who do not
have the fullest confidence in his religious
faith. But all the world stands in admiration
of his great intellectually. America has
never produced brainier man than HENRY
WARD BEECHER.
Two Valley City Fighters.
Valley City Times.
Valley City is represented at Bismarck by
two professional fghters-Hon. Mike HALEY
| and Hon. Joel s. WeiSer. The former went